That seems to be a common misunderstanding among certain circles...The rate at which a tortoise grows has nothing to do with shape. Another misunderstanding is that because a tortoise is pyramided it has MBD. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I guess the guy in the pet shop is a typical pet shop person in that they don't know what they are talking about... jus kidding there. That sounds like a pet shop worker who is in touch with the animals.
Again, pyramiding is not something we look for because it is not representative of what we might see in the wild but I think that we really don't understand the cause so it is called abnormal or unhealthy in an extreme. That assumption is more a sign of ignorance than anything else.
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Originally Posted by Caroline McI
Ed, I was of the understanding that pyramiding wasn't good for torts as it means they have grown too quickly.
I've been told they should be grown slowly, I'm sure MBD was mentioned somewhere and it got me worried, especially as it could have been avoided had I been given strict advice.
If it is indeed more cosmetic as you say, then I'm happy to hear that, she is still very beautiful to me. I was in fact told the same a few weeks ago by someone who works in a pet shop. He said it was more to do with how she looks rather than affect her health. I've since read that pyramiding isn't good so it gets confusing at times when people have slightly different ideas.
Thanks for putting my mind at rest, that's helpful as I'm still learning.
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